In short:
Cycling, aviation, dancing to electronic music, art, nature, hiking, deep talks.

In long:
My life after leaving my parents' place was all around. I studied in the University of Glasgow and also went on exchanges in University of California and Technical University of Munich. Then lived in Lithuania for a year and now I'm back in Munich for a PhD. I tried counting all the people I lived with - I think it's around 35 by now.

I used to be a big geek about my profession. I visited some 15 or more aviation museums and was on course to get a sailplane pilot's license as well. But currently I am questioning this path of mine - let's see where everything goes after I finish my PhD.

Apart from aviation, cycling has been a very big part of my life. I love training and racing on a road bike and usually spend 1-2 weeks of spring every year in Spain, just cycling. I did some crazy rides in my life, like:
1. 300km, 4000m altitude gain ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/5185983115)
2. 200km gravel race (https://www.strava.com/activities/5753643835)
3. 80km an evening-to-night gravel race (https://www.strava.com/activities/3983453521)

I also went to watch the World Cycling Championships in Austria and Belgium. The atmosphere in those events made me feel at home.

Aviation, cycling, what's next? I also enjoy writing, I danced lindy-hop for quite a while, I was an active member of a scouting organization back home for around 13 years. I like all sorts of arts, especially photography, as well as hiking (I went on big hiking trips in Hawaii and in Germany) and chess.

The next biggest adventure of mine will be an amateur rally from Hungary to Sierra Leone, coupled with a fundraiser:
https://www.facebook.com/RallyPostB2B

Most of the time these activities are done with others. And for me spending quality time with people is very important.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

Because having someone you can share adventures with makes the adventure bigger.

Interessen

• dancing
• aviation
• chess
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• lindy hop
• climate change
• road cycling
• aerospace

Musik, Filme und Bücher

The Big Lebowski - helps me to recalibrate my "not give a shit" factor on a yearly basis.
Thin Red Line and V for Vendetta have been my number one for many years as well.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Hiking to the top of Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak, alone. It took me 6h to get there, hiking through a glacier and getting lost, getting myself together, getting myself to the top. Laying down in my sleeping bag on top of the mountain, sleeping above everyone in northeastern Europe. Listening to Enya.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

How exactly does an airplane fly? How to build a tent in a forest without actually having a tent? How to not be completely bad at cycling? How to dance lindy-hop? How to pronounce Bartaševičius? These are the basic things I can teach. And then there is art, literature, dreams, globalization, food, architecture, climate change... These I can not teach, but would like to discuss.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Time and deep questions.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, Lithuania, United Kingdom, United States